It was already late by the time Charlie was done solving everything, and there were also hundreds of people kneeling densely on Mount Wintry which was brightly lit.Charlie turned his back to look at his parents’ tomb that was not too far away, and he stared at it for a long time before he sighed lightly and said to Jeremiah, “Grandpa, since everything has almost been completely settled, I will go back to Aurous Hill tomorrow.” Jeremiah hurriedly said, “Charlie, you’re the head of the Wade family now. I will not advise you to stay and settle down in Eastcliff, but you should stay for a few more days at least, this time. I can work with you to sort out all the Wade family’s affairs and then introduce the Wade family’s team of managers to you. They will also be responsible for answering to you in the future.” Charlie spoke up, “The Wade family has a lot of business, and it is not realistic to get these managers to prepare all the information immediately. Even if they are ready, they
What Cadfan had to sign was the transfer of all control, decision making, and beneficiary rights of Schulz Group over to Sophie.Sheldon, on the other hand, had to sign the divorce agreement with Helen, thus officially dissolving his marriage with Helen.When Charlie arrived at Shangri-La, the father and son duo had just finished signing all the relevant documents.At this time, several professional lawyers were all doing a final check to ensure that everything was free of any loopholes.Sheldon was a little lost and desolate at this time. After all, he had loved Helen for so many years. Now that they had truly ended their relationship as husband and wife completely, he could not help but feel extremely upset. Although Helen did not look exceptionally happy, it could be seen that she looked much more relieved. Before this, Helen always seemed to be frowning slightly, and it looked like there was a touch of sadness on her face which made people feel that she might be a little si
Sophie’s eyes instantly brightened up because of Charlie’s appearance.She looked at Charlie in surprise and blurted out, “Benefactor, you’re here...”Charlie nodded, and Cadfan, who was aside, also said with unparalleled excitement, “Mr. Wade... Thank you for your generosity...”Charlie waved his hand indifferently. It was not that he was being magnanimous toward Cadfan. However, it was just because Cadfan had already honestly handed over the position as the head of the Schulz family and so, Cadfan would no longer be of any threat to him from now on. Moreover, after Sophie inherited the Schulz family, all the old and new grudges with the Schulz family would also be written off. So, there was actually no need for Charlie to continue making things difficult for Cadfan in this matter. Therefore, Charlie spoke up and said to Cadfan, “Lord Schulz, after you arrive in Madagascar, in principle, I will not interfere in any way with what you do there. As long as you do not do anything w
After saying that, he also made an inviting gesture at Cadfan, “Lord Schulz, this way, please.”Cadfan was filled with immense gratitude as he followed Stephen out of the hotel room.Only Helen and her daughter, Sophie, were left in the room at this time.Charlie was about to speak to Sophie about the increased capital for Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. At the same time, he also wanted to talk about the future development of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group to Europe, but at this time, Helen spoke up, “Charlie, you will be going back to Aurous Hill in the morning tomorrow, right?”Charlie nodded. “Yes, Aunt Dunn. I’ll be going back first thing in the morning.”Helen was a little embarrassed as she asked, “Can I go back with you on your plane, then?”At this time, Helen had already made Aurous Hill her first choice for her life in the future. She had already repaired and renovated the small courtyard where Charlie’s parents had used to live in, and for her, living there was the b
Charlie did not realize that Sophie had already been completely overwhelmed by the love and shyness in her heart.At this time, she was not in the mental state to talk about her business collaboration with Charlie. This was because she would not hesitate to agree even if Charlie were to ask her to give up and hand the entire Schulz family over to him now.So, at this time, Sophie did not have her own opinion at all, and Charlie’s opinion was all it was going to be.How could Charlie have known all these things? He smiled helplessly and said, “You have to understand that the both of us are in a partnership business. So, we have to come up with ideas together, and you cannot simply listen to everything I say because I am not a professional at business management. I don’t know much about the specific business and so, I can only put forth my ideas, and you and Autumn will have to discuss the feasibility of my ideas as well as the implementation methods.”Sophie said embarrassedly, “It
Charlie could not help but stammer after hearing this, and he sighed as he said, “Your schedule is a little too packed.”“It doesn’t matter.” Sophie said firmly, “I’m in particularly good health now, and this small thing does not matter at all.”After saying that, Sophie then looked at Charlie bashfully as she said in a delicate voice and pleading tone, “Benefactor, aside from my mother, I only have you as my only friend in Aurous Hill. So, if I look for you to come out and hang out with me when the time comes, you cannot refuse me.”Charlie nodded. After that, he casually agreed as he laughed and said, “As long as time allows, it definitely will not be a problem.”“Alright, then!”After getting the answer that she wanted the most, Sophie finally heaved a sigh of relief.Charlie looked at the time and spoke up, “It’s already late. I will send you back to the Schulz family’s mansion first.” Sophie hurriedly asked, “Benefactor, are you going back to the Wade family’s mansion toni
After Sophie said these words, she did not wait for Charlie to make any response as she hurriedly pushed the car door open in a flustered manner and got out of the car.It had taken all of her courage to say all those things just now.So, Sophie did not dare to stay by Charlie’s side because she was afraid that she would not be able to control herself and that she might end up hugging him and crying bitterly as she questioned him on why he had to get married so early or why he had appeared in her life so late.Therefore, Sophie fled and left Charlie without even saying goodbye. She rushed into the Schulz family’s mansion without even looking back.Charlie felt more or less uncomfortable as he looked at her slender back.The more he saw how unhappy Helen’s life was, the less he wanted Sophie to make the same mistake as Helen.Fate should not be playing such a trick on the mother and daughter duo so that the both of them would fall and get trapped in an almost identical vicious cir
Charlie nodded and said respectfully, “Uncle Golding, several things have already been handled well.”Yule laughed and said, “There’s no need to mention the Wade family. I do not need to go up to Mount Wintry to guess that you must have already dealt with the members of the Wade family’s collateral families. The matter relating to the Schulz family has already long been dealt with, and the affairs relating to Northern Europe were reported in the news. The Queen of Northern Europe suddenly fully recovered from her critical illness, and this has sparked a heated discussion in the Western countries. I knew that it must be your handiwork at first glance! Only you have this kind of uncanny ability to bring the dead back to life!”Charlie laughed and said, “I only used a little of the Rejuvenating Pill.”Yule laughed and said, “I have a deep understanding of that Rejuvenating Pill of yours, and I have experienced it personally before. A person who has already been on the verge of dying wo
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p